Re[2]: [alfa] Broken electronic toys

[Richard Welty <rwelty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 20:24:21 -0500 Mark Denovich <mark@domain.elided> wrote:
> alfacybersite wrote:
 
> > The Starrett spoiled me by its accuracy. Ballpark doesn't cut it for me.
 
> Starrett doesn't seem to be quite the company it once was, and import 
> stuff isn't the crap it once was either.  It's difficult to make 
> accurate assumptions...  Although, I have heard consistantly good things 
> about Mitutoyo, Brown & Sharpe and SPI.   It's not cheap though.

Joe Stimola, a rather infamous SCCA Formula prep guy i know pretty
well (several SCCA National championships won by Joe's drivers,
rarely if ever caught outright doing anything "bad"), uses almost
exclusively Mitsutoyo stuff these days. 

i've used it a little bit. very very nice gear.

richard
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